Beauty and Personal Grooming

Early morning showers may perk you up to start the day on an enthusiastic note, while a late night shower, before hitting the pillow may help you fall asleep quickly and easily but did you know of the dangers lurking in your bathroom while taking a shower?   Dangers lurking while you shower

I don't have puffy eyes , but of late, I noticed that there is a significant discoloration of  skin under my eyes --   I would hate to use the word dark circles , but I have to admit that the discoloration is quite prominent. So while on the quest for a suitable under eye cream, I came across  Biotique's Bio-Almond -- an almond undereye cream that is supposed to brighten under eye area and eliminate puffiness. Biotique Almond Under Eye Cream For Dark Circles & Puffiness 16 g

  You might have heard about that weird gadget, an mp3 player from Japan, that supposedly clears up your zits as you listen to music. Now it's the turn of a bizzare iPhone application , developed by dermatologist Dr Greg Pearson, that allegedly claims to zap acne and wrinkles . 

Make your shampoo last longer To make shampoo last longer, keep a smaller sized, empty, shampoo bottle in the bathroom, right next to the shampoo you are currently using. When you are ready to wash your hair , put a dime size of shampoo into the empty bottle and then add some water and shake it lightly. Now the resulting solution is much easier to use on your hair and offers more lather and also uses less shampoo. Remember to clean the bottle later on.

Pretty Bollywood film actress, Kollywood (Bengali) actress and former model Riya Sen , who first shot to fame with Phalguni Pathak's music video (Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi), is an absolute enchantress. Here this sensuous, dazzling Bengali  beauty shares her beauty, fitness and diet secrets.

For those who like making their own hair packs, here are some intereting hair packs shared by reader Anu: Oily hair mask: Ingredients: 5 tbsp Fuller’s earth (Multani Mitti) Juice of 2 lemons 5 tbsp strained tea water ½ glass beer Method: Mix well and apply to the scalp and hair. Leave it on for 30 minutes. Shampoo . For chemically treated hair: Ingredients: 4 tbsp honey 2 eggs 2 tbsp papaya pulp 1 mashed or pureed banana Method: Mix all the ingredients and apply on the scalp and hair. Cover with a shower cap. Shampoo after 40 minutes. Anti-Dandruff Hair Pack: Ingredients: 2 tsp neem powder ½ tsp black pepper powder 2 tsp fenugreek (methi) powder Juice of 1 lemon 3 tbsp Fuller’s earth ( Multani Mitti ) 1 egg A pinch of camphor Method: Mix all the ingredients well. Apply from the scalp to the hair ends. Cover with a shower cap, leave it on for 40 minutes, then shampoo.